Clinical Quiz 1  -  True or False?

(January 2005)

How well can you answer these?

1. Waist circumference is a more useful measurement for obesity than BMI.

2. Clozapine and olanzapine may both cause considerable weight gain.

3. It is not considered necessary to treat isolated elevated systolic blood pressure.

4. Metformin and gliclazide may both precipitate hypoglycaemia.

5. Oral fluconazole treatment is more effective than intravaginal treatment.

6. Viral meningitis is rarely life-threatening in New Zealand.

If you are not sure about the answers you may benefit from doing a College course.

To access the answers and recommended courses click here for Quiz 1.

Clinical Quiz 2   -  True or False?

(June 2005)

How well can you answer these?

1. A possible treatment for recurrent vaginal thrush is fluconazole once a month for 6 months.

2. Warfarin and single dose fluconazole may be a problematic interaction.

3. In palliative care, the best drug for morphine-induced vomiting is haloperidol.

4. In palliative care, bone pain responds well to bisphosphonates.

5. Palliative Care may be important for teenagers as well as senior citizens.

6. St John’s Wort has significant anti-inflammatory activity.

If you are not sure about the answers you may benefit from doing a College course.

To access the answers and recommended courses click here for Quiz 2.